Career Opportunities for English Majors: Coop & Career Services

CAREER SERVICES: Career Services, located at 181 Auditorium Road (behind Health Services). They have trained counselors available who provide students with information and guidance to help make good career decisions. Cynthia Jones is the current director. Students may call 486-3013 to arrange an appointment. Information is also available on the Department of Career Services website at http://www.career.uconn.edu . They offer the Career Resource Center, on-line resume reference data base, campus interviews, job opportunity listings, instructional handouts (covering such items as the resume and cover letter, interviews, and other topics related to job hunting), the Alumni Network (students may visit alumni at their place of employment to discuss their career plans, learn about a specific career, or become acquainted with a specific type of employer), career seminars, career exploration and more.

Career Services has much to offer. It is recomended that you investigate Career Services before your sixth semester and not waid until your senior year to visit that Department. There is much you can do now to help relate your academic choices to career options that prepare you for the future.

Cooperative Education for English Majors: Paid, career-related opportunities await you!
You can take a semester off from college to work in a full-time, paid, career-related position before graduation, and have a chance to explore career options while you are still a student.

National studies show that 70-80% of all co-op students receive a job offer after graduation from their co-op employers. Previous employers have requested English majors to work as editorial assistants, technical writers, promotion assistants, newspaper reporting and management trainees--to name a few. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Career Services at 181 Auditorium Road or call 486-3013.